Source: Stratolaunch SystemsRussian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wants to kick the United States off the International Space Station. Even worse — he might be able to do it. Last week, responding…
Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, said in late April that he was suing the U.S. Air Force for awarding an exclusive contract for 36 rocket launches to a joint venture…
Photo: Saab Last year, America’s biggest defense contractor, Boeing (NYSE: BA), suffered a terrible blow. Down (way) south of the border in Brazil, the government suddenly accelerated planes to choose a new fighter…
Credit: Lockheed MartinThere are Russians running around Crimea. Chinese warships are prowling the Pacific and doing doughnuts around the Indian Ocean. Drug cartels boast military-grade weapons in their arsenals in Mexico. And in…
ThinkstockDesalination projects. Global warming monitoring. Green energy. These are just a few of the new lines of business that the world’s biggest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been exploring in recent years as…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded nine defense contracts in its Tuesday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $340 million. Among the publicly traded companies winning contracts:…
ThinkstockBy now, you’ve probably heard the news: The U.S. Department of Justice filed indictments Monday charging five Chinese military officers with hacking into computer systems at five U.S. companies — and hacking…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 13 defense contracts in its Monday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $583.4 million. But one single company, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:…
Douglas A. McIntyre DefenseImagery.milSo you’ve got your eye on this sweet new ride — an Oliver Perry-class guided missile frigate — but you’re a little short on cash. What do you do?  DefenseImagery.mil Perry-class…
In the world of defense spending, and defense investing, everything old is becoming new again — aircraft carriers especially. Over the past several months, defense news headlines have been dominated by reports…
ThinkstockThe Department of Defense awarded 14 defense contracts in its Friday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $642.8 million. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) won…
The drone has come of age, and with it the possibility that manufacturers can make money from non-military applications. The FAA has begun to certify drones for civilian functions as mundane as…
ThinkstockThere are 84 stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index which trade for more than $100 a share. The best known are Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), However, they…
The government of South Korea has announced that it will seek bids for four military refueling tankers in June, and Boeing said on Wednesday that it intends to compete for the contract.
Global military spending was down in 2012 for the first time since 1998. Based on figures compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), 24/7 Wall St. examined the 10 companies…
